No culture on Earth is powerful enough to intimidate me from projecting my Nigerian customary identity. None! I often deliberately wear green to align with the Nigerian flag, which stands proudly. The fabric of my clothes is hand-woven in Nigeria from materials made in Nigeria. Not one stitch is imported.
I am 100% Nigerian, 100% of the time, wherever I go on this planet. As far as I am concerned, the most influential cultures on Earth are found within Nigeria.
The Kanem-Bornu people have been reading and writing for 900 years. The Dufuna canoe, an 8,500-year-old boat excavated in Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State, is a testament to their civilisation.
The Lukumi Yoruba have been smelting bronze for a thousand years. The Ifẹ̀ Bronzes in the British Museum (please can you kindly return them to us?) are a testament to their ancient heritage.
The Fulani have been educating women before it was widely practised in Europe. Nana Asmaʼu, the daughter of our great Shehu, the Fodio-named Usman, was an accomplished author two hundred years ago.
And the great Benin Empire had streetlights on metal poles powered by palm oil as early as the 15th century, long before most European cities.
Our women in Ngutoje, on the Mambilla Plateau, in Taraba, and in many other places, are as beautiful as any damsels the world can boast of.
Coming from such a culture, why should you change your accent, dressing, and even your name to blend in when your heritage is such that you should trend?
Hold your head up high and be a proud Nigerian. Because Naija no dey carry last!
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